Cannabis Menu Guide: How to Read and Order Online
A cannabis menu lists strains, edibles, and concentrates with THC content, strain type, and price. Here's how to read one and order online.
What a cannabis menu lists
A dispensary menu lists product type, strain name, THC and CBD percentages, package size, price, and stock status. Online menus add filters for strain type (indica, sativa, hybrid), potency, and price.
Three numbers carry the most weight:
- THC percentage on flower. Legal market flower tests 15% to 30% THC. A 3.5 g eighth at 25% THC holds about 875 mg of THC.
- Milligrams per package on edibles. Most states with legal sales cap a serving at 10 mg THC and a package at 100 mg.
- Batch number and harvest date. Terpenes fade. Flower stored six months tests lower in myrcene and terpinolene.
Our pick: menus that post a COA for every batch
The best menu posts a certificate of analysis (COA) for each batch. A COA from an accredited lab lists cannabinoids, terpenes, pesticides, heavy metals, microbials, and residual solvents.
Why that wins: you can check the label THC claim against the lab result before you pay. You can see mold, yeast, and pesticide findings. Menus without COAs leave you with a label and no proof.
Cannabis Menu Types Explained: Read Any Dispensary Menu
How we compared menus
- Lab data access. COA linked per batch, not per strain.
- Potency accuracy. Labeled THC within 10% of the lab figure.
- Price transparency. Cost per gram of flower, per 100 mg of THC in edibles, per gram of concentrate.
- Restock data. Harvest date, batch number, and unit count on the listing.
Options by product type
Flower and pre-rolls
Price runs $20 to $60 per 3.5 g eighth in adult-use states. Pre-rolls come in 0.5 g and 1 g sizes. Check the harvest date first.
Vape cartridges
Sizes are 0.5 g and 1 g. Distillate carts test 70% to 90% THC. Live resin carts test 60% to 80% THC and hold more terpenes.
Edibles
10 mg per serving. 100 mg per package in most legal states. Onset takes 30 to 120 minutes, so dose once and wait.
Concentrates
Price runs $20 to $80 per gram. Live resin and rosin sit at the top of that range. Solventless rosin carries a COA with a residual solvent panel that reads zero.
Legal note
Cannabis stays illegal under US federal law. Sales are legal in states with adult-use programs. Buyers must be 21 or older with a valid ID. Do not carry products across state lines.